Study of a Woman #52

Study of a Woman #52
Originally uploaded by Benita S.

Mini OSWOA Painting 6" x 4"
Mixed Media

Naughty fairies card illustration - Arethusa 500w

Naughty fairies card illustration - Arethusa 500w
Originally uploaded by Benita S.

Mixed Media on paper

Woman and Bird 4 - Enchantress

Woman and Bird 4 - Enchantress
Originally uploaded by Benita S.

Mixed Media
Miniature (4" x 6" / 10 cm x 15 cm)

I have to use magnifying glasses to paint these little paintings. They are completely handpainted and aren't manipulated or touched up on the computer. What you see is it. :)

This one turned out a little different from my usual style but I think maybe it was because I was experimenting with my paint. At any rate, I liked how it turned out so here it is.

Woman: Forty

Woman: Forty
Originally uploaded by Benita S.

Watercolor and ink on paper.

Completed this one last night. Probably won't add it to my website. This one will go straight to auction. I like some aspects of it and some I don't. Thats usually how I feel about my own work though so nothing unusual there. lol

Abstract Figurative Painting - The Dancer

Title: The Dancer
Mixed Media on paper
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Self Portraits

Title: Self Portrait One
Ink on paper

Title: Self Portrait Two
Mixed Media on paper

I have been out of town for a week but I was painting while I was gone. Here are the 1st two I completed while away from the computer. These two are available directly from my studio. Just click on the image for more info or to order.

New Abstracts and Cityscape Paintings

Title: Fear
Mixed Media (watercolor, gouache and ink) on paper
9" x 12" - part of the smallworks series.

Title: See That
Mixed media (watercolor, gouache and ink) on paper
9" x 12" - part of the smallworks series.

Title: Market Day
Acrylic on hand-stretched canvas
24" x 24"

I won't have access to a computer from June 14 - June 23. I will, however, be painting during this time so check back after this date for several new posts!

New Mixed Media Work Added to My Website

Black Hat One

Mixed Media on Paper

Blackbird on a Wire - Mixed Media Painting

Blackbird on a Wire - Mixed Media Painting
Originally uploaded by Benita S.

"Blackbird on a Wire"
15" x 11" (38 cm x 28 cm)
Mixed Media - Watercolor and Ink on paper

The blackbirds have returned. I have quite a few this year. Unfortunately, my cat has already managed to catch several of them when they found their way into my new studio somehow. They always bring with them a certain mood that is hard to explain. Winter is almost gone and the trees are starting to bloom but much is still bare from the winter. I tried to capture that moody feeling I get in this painting.

Miniature Abstract Watercolor Painting - "Rebecca"

Miniature Abstract Watercolor Painting - "Rebecca"
Originally uploaded by Benita S.

"Rebecca"
6" x 4" (15.3 x 10 cm)
Watercolor and Ink on Paper

Daily Painting - The Garden at Midnight (Abstract Landscape)

"The Garden at Midnight"
6" x 6" (15 x 15 cm)
Acrylic / Mixed Media on Cradled Wood Panel
Part of the Smallworks Series

Here is my latest in the Smallworks Series. This one is only 6" x 6" and is 1-1/2" deep. The painting extends beyond the edges so it is intended to be displayed unframed.

I finally got part of my computer fixed. So now I am playing "catch-up". Hopefully I will be able to get everything working back the way it's suppose to soon. Again, wish me luck!

Daily Painting - The Secret Tree

"The Secret Tree"
12" x 12" x 1.5" (30 x 30 x 4 cm)
Mixed Media
Gold Paint, Gold Leaf & Acrylic on Canvas
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I finally felt like returning to painting. I had a marathon day of painting yesterday but I didn't get the chance to do any photos before I lost the natural light. I started around 7 new paintings so I should be able to go back to posting a painting a day.

I feel that this painting reflects my current emotions. The dark colors are due to mourning the loss of my friend. The brights and golds are probably from my frequent memories recently of his good nature. I have titled this one "The Secret Tree" simply because that is what kept coming to mind while I was painting it and also once it was finished. So I guess this painting kind of titled itself. :)

Until tomorrow.... Peace and happiness

Daily Paintings - Three Small Watercolors / Mixed Media

I have been a little "under the weather" for several days now but I am just not the kind of person who can sit still. If I'm not asleep I have to be doing something. So I have worked on a few small paintings. Here are three of them.

"On a Good Day"
Watercolor on Paper
6" x 4" OSWOA (15.24cm x 10.16cm)
Smallworks Series
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"Somewhere Else"
Watercolor & Gouache on Paper
6" x 4" OSWOA (15.24cm x 10.16cm)
Smallworks Series
Bid on this Painting

"Smoke & Mirrors in Miniature"
Watercolor and Ink on Paper
2.5" x 3.5" ACEO (6.35cm x 8.89cm)
Bid on this painting

Daily Painting - We Are All The Same

"We Are All the Same"
Watercolor & Ink on Bristol
6" x 4" (15.24cm x 10.16cm) OSWOA
Smallworks Series

This one is part of my Smallworks Series and not a study like most of my smaller pieces are. It is based on my feelings, especially frustration, regarding the different aspects of bigotry in its many forms.

Painting - Somebody's Home Town

"Somebody's Home Town"
Mixed Media on Board
(Collage Elements & Acrylic Paint)
24" x 24"